Licensing & Regulation
Focus on QCI: VizExplorer comes home – and creates new development opportunities for QCI Summary QCI has completed a strategic acquisition of VizExplorer in July 2025, returning the analytics firm to its original founders and folding its intellectual property into QCI’s product line. Andrew Cardno — founder of VizExplorer — and Dr Ralph Thomas, who […]
Slots-First Online Casino Players A ‘Big Opportunity’ For DraftKings Summary DraftKings CEO Jason Robins told investors at the Bank of America Securities 2025 Gaming & Lodging Conference that the company has historically focused on products for its sports-betting core, leaving room to pursue “slots-first” online casino players. With table-game share outpacing slots, DraftKings is shifting […]
Survey: Most Americans Equate Sports Predictions To Betting Summary A YouGov poll of 2,025 registered voters commissioned by the American Gaming Association finds a strong public view that sports prediction markets are essentially the same as sports betting. Major findings: 84% want prediction markets regulated the same as sports betting and 65% think state and […]
California Sweepstakes Ban Bill Passes Legislature Summary The California Assembly unanimously passed AB 831 (63-0) on the final day of the legislative session, a bill that would ban sweepstakes casinos in the state. The measure now goes to Governor Gavin Newsom, who has until 12 October to sign, veto or allow it to become law […]
Fortnite champion’s iGaming studio gets Stake backing Summary Stake has become the principal backer of Animo Studios, a new games studio founded by livestreamer and Fortnite champion Harley Fresh. The deal will see Stake roll out the first series of Animo’s hybrid live-action and animated gameplay features — billed as an industry first — across […]
ICE Has Spyware Now Summary Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will gain access to Paragon spyware after the Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era executive order that restricted government use of commercial hacking tools. Paragon’s toolset can remotely break into phones to extract messages, photos and other data. The firm has been linked to surveillance of […]
Join Us for WIRED’s AI Power Summit Summary WIRED is hosting its first AI Power Summit in New York City on 15 September. The day will bring together leaders from technology, government, media and policy to explain where generative AI is heading and what it means for industry and society. Panels will cover the White […]
Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’ Summary Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI and a DeepMind cofounder, told WIRED that machine consciousness is essentially an illusion and that deliberately designing systems to exceed human intelligence or mimic conscious behaviour would be “dangerous and misguided.” The piece frames his comments in the context […]
Thailand’s new PM says no casinos while he’s in office Summary Anutin Charnvirakul, who became prime minister on 5 September 2025, has ruled out legalising casinos while he leads the government. He criticised the previously promoted Entertainment Complex Bill — put forward by predecessors Srettha Thavisin and Paetongtarn Shinawatra — saying it harmed Thailand’s tourism, […]
Playtech bullish on Brazil market leadership opportunity despite KYC pains Summary Playtech is positioning itself to be a B2B market leader in Brazil, claiming it already leads in onboarding services. The supplier plans further investment in the market despite a 32% decline in LatAm B2B revenue in H1 (largely due to a revised agreement with […]
